Heroes From a Day We All Wish Had Never Happened: September 11th, 2001

When we were asked to do this assignment, I had no idea how or what type of hero to choose. I listened to what others said but still had no ideas. Then I remembered two things, a movie I had recently seen on Lifetime about the doctor that finds a cure for some types of cancer and that there was a war going on in Iraq. I decided I was going to do "War Heroes" or "Medical Heroes". When we got to the computer lab I started with Medical Heroes to see what I could find. I started at YouTube searching for "medical heroes". In that list there were things about EMTs, a few doctors and something I hadn't expected, "9/11 Health of our Heroes". I new the second I saw that what I was going to do. "Heroes of September 11th, 2001".

To be remembered as someone who helped save the lives of people who experienced such an awful thing would be such an honor. There were fire fighters, civilians, EMTs, doctors, police officers, and so many more that risked their lives trying to save those of others. Most say they were just doing their job, but because of that, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM IS A HERO.

"Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they've stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments."

-Kevin Costner

http://sayings.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/heroes/

I chose this quote because the rescuers from 9/11 never gave up. They followed through with their commitments to the job.


No greater love

"The passengers and crew of United Flight 93 showed courage and self-sacrifice in the face of almost certain death." I think that the courage that the people on Flight 93 showed was amazing. If in the same situation, I don't know if I could have done what they did.

9/11 Will Never Be Forgotten By Wisconsin Fire Truck Company Workers Proud To Help New York

Building a fire truck takes time. Building 54 takes even more time. A Wisconsin company did just that, but they did it fairly quickly. This in return helped save lives. It's amazing that simply building fire trucks can make you a hero.

A Hero's Stroy From 9/11

You hear stories of the people who survived the tragic events of September 11th, 2001, of how they rescued people or nearly died. I've read a few in the past, but when I read this one I got the chills. This man lost people, but he survived and lives to tell the story.

9/11 Rescuers Return to the Pentagon

I can understand how difficult it would be to return to a place of such tragedy. Rescuers returned to the Pentagon to be honored, something they truly deserve. Risking your life to save someone else's life is something that should never go unnoticed, and for these people it didn't.